On the uses and abuses of narcissism as a public health issue

On the uses and abuses of narcissism as a public health issue

Psychiatry understands narcissism as a pathological condition associated with poor social outcomes and difficulty relating to others. Millennials have been depicted by psychological research as ‘narcissistic’, and the term has lost accurate meaning. We underline the intellectual laxity of conflating...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 2022-02, Vol.220 (2), p.54-57
Hauptverfasser: Freestone, Mark, Osman, Magda, Ibrahim, Yasmin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Anxiety
Cardiovascular disease
Health care
Narcissism
Personality disorders
Population
Psychiatry
Psychoanalysis
Psychological research
Psychologists
Public health
Self esteem
Social networks
Social research
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Zusammenfassung:Psychiatry understands narcissism as a pathological condition associated with poor social outcomes and difficulty relating to others. Millennials have been depicted by psychological research as ‘narcissistic’, and the term has lost accurate meaning. We underline the intellectual laxity of conflating social changes with narcissism and suggest ways forward.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.2020.70